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At least 14 people were killed and another 50 injured in a blast on the subway in St. Petersburg, Russia. A former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump met with — and passed documents to — a Russian spy in 2013. And we bring you the tale of a Chicago cop accused of framing at least 51 people for murder and those fighting to hold him accountable.

The charges, filed in January 2015, came after federal investigators busted a Russian spy ring that was seeking information on US sanctions as well as efforts to develop alternative energy. Page is an energy consultant.

The revelation of Page’s connection to Russian intelligence — which occurred more than three years before his association with Trump — is the most clearly documented contact to date between Russian intelligence and someone in Trump’s orbit.

The tale of a Chicago cop accused of framing at least 51 people for murder and those fighting to hold him accountable.

The scope of Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara’s alleged misdeeds tells only part of the story. Chicago’s police brass, its prosecutors, its judges, police oversight commissions, and even federal authorities had ample warnings about Guevara and numerous chances to investigate the long series of allegations against him.

Instead, the work of investigating Guevara’s alleged misconduct has fallen to the mothers, aunts, and sisters of the convicted. With limited education, English, and familiarity with the law, they are armed with nothing more than dining room tables full of transcripts, police reports, and Post-It notes marking the cracks in the cases against their loved ones.

Together they have identified patterns running through Guevara's cases: The child eyewitnesses. The witnesses who say they were beaten. The anonymous phone calls to police that miraculously broke open previously unsolved cases. The men who couldn't read but wrote detailed statements. BuzzFeed News’ Melissa Segura tells the story of Guevara and the people fighting to hold him accountable.